1 Menachem Av (July 29) — First day of Rosh Chodesh Menachem Av. Yahrzeit of Aharon, the first High Priest. The beginning of strict mourning for the destruction of the two Temples. For more information click here. 2 Menachem Av (July 29-30) – Shabbat Massei (in Israel, outside of Israel Mattot-Massei). Torah Reading: […]
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It’s true that when the month of Menachem Av arrives we lessen our joyous activities and emotions due to the mourning period of the Nine Days leading up to the fast of the 9th of Av. Right in the middle of the Nine Days is a ray of shining light […]
“See past the façade…” : Personal Story from Rabbi Shaul ...
“…an Arab standing behind me with a machete!” A Boyaner chasid, Noach Segal, came to Melbourne, Australia to be the chazan (cantor) for the High Holidays of 5771 (2010). Rabbi Mordechai “Mottel” Krasnjanski noticed that from time to time in the middle of the services the chazzan would pause and […]